If I'm not mistaken...... star wars.


I still enjoy it.

Joy Ride.

Quoted from James McClung Umm... wasn't the bad guy devoured by voracious tumors?

Well, yeah. But our hero becomes a twisted reflection of him, in my mind.
Hence, the sorta.

It's the best I had this morning.

E.D.

Well, I meditated on this subject for a spell.
These two the good guys don't get away it. But hey, it works!
And not only did I come up with one, it's a double feature.

As in, both these films were a drive in double feature from Fox!

Chinatown, for what I remember... It`s been soooooo long.

Mark

Quoted from irish eyes Chinatown, for what I remember... It`s been soooooo long. Mark

Noah Cross (John Huston) gets shot at the end but he oddly seems to take it in his stride a little too well. The only piece of suspect acting in an otherwise masterpiece.

So yeah, your memory serves you well, Mark but shame on you for not seeing it in so long. Sort it out NOW!

Not really a conventional bad guy, but the ending of Syriana deserves a mention for its villain succeeding – especially strong when you consider its context.

Also one of the finest films made in the last 20 plus years, IMO.

Quoted from Colkurtz8 Noah Cross (John Huston) gets shot at the end but he oddly seems to take it in his stride a little too well. The only piece of suspect acting in an otherwise masterpiece. So yeah, your memory serves you well, Mark but shame on you for not seeing it in so long. Sort it out NOW!

LOL!
I was watching this last night and thinking it should be here on the list!
Love the BluRay transfer of this, so tasty looking.

Noah Cross gets shot in the shoulder/arm, hence the shrug off.
He makes such a small deal about it, you can blink and miss it.
Which I like, since he's so obsessed with the female in question.

E.D.

Arlington Road
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
The Talented Mr. Ripley

Quoted from Electric Dreamer Well, I meditated on this subject for a spell. These two the good guys don't get away it. But hey, it works! And not only did I come up with one, it's a double feature.

Wait, if I remember the ending of Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry, the bad guys(the three leads) die in the very last shot, right?  Or am I remembering this wrong?

They get hit, or drive into a train, don't they?

Yep, the train smashes em.  

Quoted from Colkurtz8 Noah Cross (John Huston) gets shot at the end but he oddly seems to take it in his stride a little too well. The only piece of suspect acting in an otherwise masterpiece. So yeah, your memory serves you well, Mark but shame on you for not seeing it in so long. Sort it out NOW!

Ohhh the shame.... the shame....

I was gonna watch the chipmunks with my daughters, but screw that, they can watch Chinatown with me!!!
Wait a minute.... isn`t that Alvin a bad guy/chipmunk? and he always gets away!

Mark

Inside Man - Clive Owen, Denzel Washington

Flawless - Michael Caine, Demi Moore

The above two films have antagonists that are more anti-villains.
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Not one of my favorites, but I just saw "the Hole" with Thora Birch and Keira Knightley. The bad apple definitely gets away.

Quoted from Electric Dreamer Noah Cross gets shot in the shoulder/arm, hence the shrug off. He makes such a small deal about it, you can blink and miss it. Which I like, since he's so obsessed with the female in question.

-- Yeah but no matter where you get shot and how you feel about the girl in question I can only imagine it would still hurt a lot more than Huston lets on. It always struck me as strange since he's brilliant in every other scene.

The quote on my sig is one of my favourite lines from a near perfect script. Its all about his delivery complete with toothy, malevolent smile when forced to repeat the line in order to get his imperative across. A really effective, unsettling moment as Jake realises he's dealing with a sinister, not-to-be-fu?ked-with individual.

Quoted from Ryan1 Wait, if I remember the ending of Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry, the bad guys(the three leads) die in the very last shot, right?  Or am I remembering this wrong?

The anti hero payroll robbers and the girl make a train sandwich.
Anti hero demises were big in film at this time in Hollywood.

I guess all this really belongs in "The Anti Hero doesn't Get Away with it" thread.
But those movies fulfill the spirit of "The Man" getting away with it, IMO.

"Bonnie & Clyde" would fit into that category too.
"Butch Cassidy & Sundance Kid" has to be in there as well.

I guess I'm drawn to the anti hero getting nailed for bucking the system.

E.D.